3 Big Reasons People Might Leave Your Church
Do you know why people might leave your church? It may not be for the reasons you’re thinking.
Category: Leadership
Relationships Require Follow-Up
The more I lead others and the longer I live, the more I learn about relationships. And relationships require follow-up.
Church Planter: What’s Your Identity in Christ?
The funny thing about how we define our lives is that we identify them through a negative focus. That’s why self-identity is so important.
Want to Lead Well? Pray Well!
Those who lead well also pray well. I see this in my own life when it comes to my marriage, family, work or anything I’m in charge of, the more I consider these things in prayer and declare my dependence on God in prayer, the better leader I am for those things.
Church Planters and “One Trippers”—Why We Carry Too Much
A one tripper is someone who is determined to get everything in one trip. The thing about one trippers is that they’re willing to go to great lengths in order to accomplish their very important mission.
Your Jesus; My Jesus: Why Does Everyone Want to Claim Jesus?
Your Jesus; my Jesus: Conservatives want Jesus. Progressives want Jesus. Everyone wants Jesus on their side…as long as you get to limit who Jesus actually is.
“Manage Up”—A Guide for Baby Boomers With Younger Pastors
You aren’t being mean-spirited, it’s just that getting straight to the point is so much more efficient, right? No so fast: Let me share my firsthand experiences about what it means to “manage up.”
Church Planting Starts With “Cross Bearing Discipleship”
Any version of the Christian life that fails to insist on this aspect of discipleship is based on a diluted gospel. Part of lack of attention to cross bearing discipleship is due to a distorted understandings of its meaning.
Discipleship: Preparing for the New Reformation
I’m afraid that too many pastors and churches are operating without a proven system of discipling people and caring for people. You cannot build a healthy church without having workable systems in place.
Paining, Gaining and the Lottery: What’s Our Task?
Spiritual transformation isn’t our task, but it involves our compliance. We present ourselves to the pressure of the Potter’s strong hands.
